Am I under weight? ?

Question

I weigh 7.5 stone I'm 13. Most people say that I look really skinny, I eat about as much as my friends do if anything I eat more. Please help I get really self conscious each time someone says "you're really skinny" Am I under weight?

Answer 1

depends on your height too. but if your eating healthy then im sure you have nothing to worry about.  

Answer 2

haha stone you brits crack me up. this is almost as funny as the charlie bit my finger video on youtube.

Answer 3

sounds fine for a 13 year old

how tall are you?

Answer 4

nah....I'm 14 and the same weight as you. Its not a big deal if you eat properly and you're healthy. I think so anyway :)

Answer 5

Hey I Don't Know What The Average Weight For Your Age Is But Here Is A BMI Calculator Link...

Its On The NHS Site and you enter your weight and height and it calculates whether you are:

Underweight

Normal

Overweight

Hope This Helps

http://www.nhs.uk/healthprofile/Pages/BM...

Answer 6

what is 7.5 stone?

Answer 7

that is quite skinny, however, this can be because you may have a high metabolism, this is where everything you eat gets burned up fast so that no weight is put on.

Answer 8

No, in fact you weigh as much as me and I'm just an inch shorter. Don't try to gain weight as puberty will take care of that. To all the people who say otherwise, just ignore them. Lower than 100 pounds would get me worried, though.

Answer 9

Can't tell, you haven't told us your height.

Answer 10

Your ok as long as you eat normally. 7.5 stone is good. Youre probably just self consious.

Answer 11

You ARE underweight.

You weigh 105 lbs and are 5'5 that means your BMI is 17.5 which is considered anorexic. http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

You need to gain about 10 pounds. Either in muscle or fat or a combination of the two. Try weightlifting, eating more protein, etc.

Oh, by the way, when you talk about your weight let everyone know that a stone is 14 pounds. Most Americans don't know that! Lol!

Answer 12

I'm english and about the same weight as you. round 7 - 8 stone not sure but your perfectly fine. if you go under about 7 stone then you should be concerned.

If you scroll down on the site you have to put your weight in lbs.

then after you submit your things etc. then scroll down again and it will tell you if your under weight or not.

Answer 13

it depends how tall you are really

but from your weight you're not underweight cos when i was 13 i was between 6.5 and 7 stone

but how tall are you, cos that makes a difference?

Answer 14

Depends how tall you are. My sister is about 8 stone and 5 feet and 1/2 and inch and 27 years old. You'll fill out a bit as you get a bit older. Don't worry too much about it.

Answer 15

7.5 stone = 105 pounds

The difficult thing about weight is that people are different and different weights will suit different people. Some people are naturally slender, some naturally more curvy.

To be fair, since you're only 13 at the moment, you won't have reached your final body shape yet. You'll find that as you get older you'll put on a little more weight and so this may stop being an issue soon.

As for eating, just eat healthily and when you're hungry. It's no good giving yourself unhealthy over-eating habits that will only lead to you putting on a lot of weight when your metabolism slows down as you get older.

I'd say look online for a 'healthy weight chart'. For your height and gender, it can give you a range of weights that are healthy for you to be in. Have a look and as long as you fit in there somewhere, and you eat a healthy diet, you'll be fine.

Answer 16

You are not underweight at all! I weighed around 7 stone til I was about 17 and 10 years later I'm 2 stone heavier. Don't listen to other people they are probably just jealous. Enjoy eating what you want while you can cos it does not last forever as my weight gain proves!

Answer 17

Stone? how many pounds is a stone?